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  John Lennon and George Harrison's 'Magical Mystery' Guitar Up for Auction

  March 21, 2013 – Sure, money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a guitar once played by both John Lennon and George Harrison. Reuters reports that a Vox electric guitar used by the two late Beatles will hit the auction in block in May.Julien's Auctions will offer the custom-built instrument to the highest bidder as part of a "Music Icons" series on May 18 in New York City. According to the Beverly Hills-based auction house,  …
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  Group Behind Chris Brown 'Beats Women' Sticker Campaign Speaks Out

  September 19, 2012 – A group of U.K.-based protestors launched a campaign against Chris Brown last weekend, plastering his Fortune CDs in HMV stores with a sticker reading "WARNING: Do not buy this album! This man beats women!" days after the star was criticized for showing off a new tattoo that resembled a battered Rihanna. …
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  10 Ridiculous Things Lady Gaga Did at Her Born This Way Foundation Launch

  February 29, 2012 – This afternoon, Lady Gaga took the stage at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society with her mother Cynthia Germanotta, Oprah Winfrey, and assorted prominent academic, professional and political figures to introduce her new anti-bullying Born This Way Foundation. …
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  The Shins Return, Lennon Lyrics on Auction + More

  April 14, 2011 – The Shins have been added to this year's Outside Lands festival, marking the band's return to live performance for the first time since 2009. James Mercer and Co. will join previously announced headliners Arcade Fire, Muse, and Phish. The festival takes place in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park from August 12-14. …
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  John Lennon's Letters, Hear Talib's New LP + More

  January 21, 2011 – John Lennon's unpublished letters will be collected in a new book, set to be released in October 2012. The book will offer insight into Lennon's personal life with more than 150 missives that the Beatle penned to newspapers, record companies, and one eight-year-old fan. …
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  Watch: Jeff Tweedy Pays Tribute to John Lennon

  December 16, 2010 – Wilco's John Stirrat and Pat Sansone are currently touring with their side-project the Autumn Defense, but at a Charlottesville, Virginia, gig last week, the duo brought out Wilco leader Jeff Tweedy for a surprise collaboration: a cover of John Lennon's "God." The group performed the tune to honor to Lennon and the 30th anniversary of his death on December 8. …
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  SPIN Remembers John Lennon

  December 8, 2010 – It's a monumental and devastating anniversary in rock history: John Lennon was shot and killed outside his apartment building in New York City on December 8, 1980, 30 years ago today. While SPIN didn't print its first issue until 1985, missing out on the opportunity to cover the Beatles or John Lennon in their heyday, we did take time over the years to admire Lennon's legacy and his influence on cutting-edge, provocative rock'n'roll.  …
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  From the Archive: A 1975 John Lennon Interview

  December 1, 2010 – Editor's note: This exclusive, in-depth interview, conducted in 1975, first appeared in our October 1988 issue. We've re-posted it to honor the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death. Read through and experience Lennon talking about his marriage, his finances, the Beatles' legacy, meeting Elvis, and much, much more. Lately everyone has had something to say about John Lennon. But he always said it best himself. …
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  Yoko Ono Talks John Lennon, Lady Gaga & More

  November 9, 2010 – Since the early '60s, Yoko Ono has been a renegade in the avant-garde art world with her conceptual approach to music, film, art, and politics. Then there's John Lennon. …
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  LISTEN: Ozzy Covers John Lennon!

  October 7, 2010 – John Lennon would have turned 70 years old this Saturday, October 9, and an unexpected guest has showed up at his birthday party with a present in tow: Ozzy Osbourne, who has recorded a version of Lennon's 1971 tune "How?" to honor the fallen Beatle. …
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